John Stamos Says Fatherhood is ‘a Dream’

There has been a lot to celebrate for John Stamos, 54, this year. The actor married his love Caitlin McHugh, 32, in February. The couple welcomed their first child in April, a boy named Billy named after Stamos’ late father.

Now the actor is returning to his gig as the host for the PBS‘ annual broadcast of A Capitol Fourth, the national 4th of July celebration that takes place in Washington, D.C.

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But John wasn’t sure that he was going to be able to make it this year because of the timing of the arrival of his little dude Billy. When asked to return to host, John was deeply honored who made his debut as their host in 2017.

“Fortunately, I’ve been able to take off work now, but I said, ‘Well I don’t know if I could do the concert again, because I’m having a little baby,’ “And they said, ‘Well, what can we do to get you?’ ”

So John Stamos came up with a resolution and this year it’s going to be a family affair! “I said, ‘Well, I got to bring the kid, then.’ So we’re bringing Billy! And PBS just sent this really cute onesie that says ‘Future Host,’ and all this patriotic stuff.”

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This will be the first cross-country journey for the new family of three. But, the Fuller House actor had a practice run with a short jaunt outside of Los Angles with his family over Mother’s Day weekend and Stamos said it didn’t go as smoothly as hoped.

“It was Mother’s Day and Caitlin’s birthday, so we went down to Laguna Beach, and it was the first time we didn’t have a nanny — that was rough! But so far, it’s been a dream, and when I look at him, I feel like I’ve been thinking about that face for a long time.”

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Stamos also said that fatherhood has exceeded his wildest dreams and as a third generation Greek immigrant his connection to his country has only deepened so he can pass along his heritage, morals, and values that he was raised with to his son.

“I always knew it was going to be like this,” he explained. “It took me longer than it should’ve, but I knew that I would be a family and be contributing to this country and holding onto the morals and the values that my parents had, that I like to think of the world having. It’s a time to be kind and graceful to people. It just takes so much energy to block all the negativity. I’m really trying to get people together.”